Bodao County.
"Father, these are 3,000 migrant workers recruited by the county. The remaining more than 600 people are carpenters, who were also recruited from nearby counties." Wang Ruihui reported.
After Li Xian married Tian Dali in Chengdu, he explained the preliminary strategy for the restructuring, and then set off for Bodao at starry night. He had time to go down the river, and the clipper arrived in one day. Li Xian checked the records of Zhao Tong and General Gong Jie. After the military report, he was very satisfied and began to inquire about the construction status of Wang Rui Shipyard.
"Have we shown our drawings to these foremen?" Li Xian asked.
Wang Rui shook his head and said, "Not yet."
Li Xian nodded and said to Wang Rui: "Well done, the next step is the big project. You first arrange for the sergeants to build a fence within a radius of five miles. From the first moment of building the ship, anything that happens here will We must not disclose it to the outside world, and tell these migrant workers and carpenters that they may not be able to go home for the next three months or even half a year. If you want to leave, you can do it now. If you don't leave, you will be rewarded heavily after your success."
After receiving the order, Wang Rui began to issue announcements, but very few migrant workers left. On the one hand, it was because of the reward, and on the other hand, it was not necessarily possible to get a better job even if they returned.
Li Xian roughly counted the number of people and then started the first task. The first was the drawing of the building ship. Of course, this drawing was translated. Li Xian tried his best to use words that the craftsmen can understand now and described all the terms.
After the explanation in the morning, the craftsmen began to work hummingly. Li Xian was also very involved in everything. Whether it was wood, nooses, or even rivets, he personally dealt with it. He could only sleep for two hours for ten days in a row. It’s really tiring, and everything is difficult at the beginning. As long as the first building ship is completely completed, the next nine ships will be able to follow the same example, and there will not be major deviations, even if this era cannot yet achieve complete uniformity. Standard, but the wisdom of ancient craftsmen cannot be underestimated.
Finally, after more than ten days of continuous hard work, the first building ship has begun to take shape. The bow pillar and keel of the hull, as well as the deck and stern pillar, have all been spliced. In other words, it only took three days to assemble the building ship before it was launched into the sea. Distance.
Li Xian's dark circles were already showing. Looking at Wang Rui, who was full of energy, he was a little confused. Is it because he changed his name that he seemed so excited about the ship? The real historical Wang Rui should be at this moment. He is still making soy sauce in Kuaiji and Donghai.
Three days later, the weather did not go as expected, and a muffled thunder woke up Li Xian who had just fallen asleep. Li Xian, who was originally calm, now seemed particularly panicked, and then a huge rainstorm began to pour down.
"Father, no luck, it's raining heavily!" Wang Rui came to report in a raincoat.
"Take me to see it quickly!" Li Xian hurriedly put on his raincoat and ran straight to the shipbuilding dock. He saw the craftsmen hurriedly pulling the ropes and making a lot of noise.
"This is such a crazy weather. It doesn't rain anytime, but it rains in the middle of the night!"
"Stop complaining. Hurry up and pull our boat back. We have hundreds of people and we can pull it back."
"If this boat succeeds, I can brag to my wife for the rest of my life when I go home!"
.....
Several migrant workers began to pull back the ropes fixed on the deck of the building. I don’t know who opened the head first in the heavy rain and shouted: "Hey! One, two, three! Hey! One, two, three." !”
As if shouting cheers, everyone began to desperately pull back the building boat that was about to enter the river tomorrow, trying to fix it on the shore.
Li Xian looked a little crazy. It seemed that countless thoughts were swirling in his mind. Since the emergence of the Nine-Rank Officials Law, everyone believed that the gentry was the cornerstone of a country. But without these migrant workers, there would be no such thing as sitting and talking. The gentry, only farmers and workers, that is, only a country based on ordinary people can truly achieve long-term peace and stability.
After thinking about this, Li Xian walked behind a migrant worker, picked up the rope, and started to pull it back together. When Wang Rui saw this, he immediately followed behind and started to use force.
"Brothers, I will work with you! Everyone has worked hard these days! No matter how hard you work, this ship is the result of everyone's hard work over the past ten days! We must not let it go to waste!" Li Xian shouted.
Then everyone's slogans of cheers one, two, three seemed to become more sonorous and powerful.
Not long after, there was another muffled thunder, but the foreman shouted: "Stop! The ship has stopped!"
Everyone cheered in the rain, and many migrant workers were jumping for joy. Li Xian quickly asked the foreman: "What's missing now?"
The foreman hurriedly said: "General, today the oil tanker has been launched. The last process has been completed, and the sail is just about to be raised. However, the ship does not have a name yet. I would like to ask the general to give it a name."
Li Xian nodded, turned back to Wang Rui and said: "Wang Rui! Take your soldiers, board the ship now, and raise the sail for me! Let me think about the name of this ship!"
Wang Rui cupped his hands and said, "Yes!"
Immediately afterwards, the ladder on the building ship was pulled down, and Wang Rui took his No. 100 soldiers to board the ship in advance and raised the sail.
Suddenly, there was lightning and thunder, and the wind howled! Fill the sail completely! Wang Rui stood with his sword under the sail, and suddenly a very penetrating sound came from the shore, like thunder and lightning, no less than the thunder just now! "This ship is called Zhiyuan!"
Upon hearing this, Wang Rui drew out the sword from his waist and pointed it directly at Jiangnan: "Zhiyuan! Enter the river!"
Unexpectedly, many migrant workers cried with joy after hearing this. Although they did not know the meaning of the Zhiyuan, Li Xian understood at this moment that in this life, he would not only make the reputation of the Zhiyuan resound throughout the Yangtze River Basin, but also Let him resound throughout the Pacific and even the other three oceans.
.....
Inside the Imperial Palace of Wu Kingdom.
"I'm afraid that Lieutenant Jiang is just making alarmist remarks. I have an alliance with the Shu Han. If I really break the alliance and attack my friends again, how can the people in the world criticize me?" Sun Quan said.
His Highness Jiang Ji stood tall and looked down on Sun Quan for a long time. Didn't you steal an ally once and shock the world, but now you care about the criticism of the world? He cupped his hands and said: "Your Majesty, now that there are nine states in the world, the Shu Han has captured two states, Liangyi and Tongguan. Our general, Sima Dudu, is defending the pass with great danger, making it impossible to attack and return without success. If it is really possible to enter Guanzhong, , Your Majesty, please think about it, will Liu Chan and Zhuge Liang have plans for Jingzhou?"
Sun Quan pondered for a while, then said: "Captain Jiang, how come I heard that Cao Zhen was greedy for power and rushed forward, but Zhuge Liang killed him and flooded Chencang with the Wei River. I wrote to him and he was so angry? This is also called being unable to attack?"
Jiang Ji said: "General Zidan is not Zhuge Liang's enemy. If we, the Wei Dynasty, insist on sending someone to compete with Zhuge Liang, there is only Commander Sima. His literary skills, Taoism and military strategy are not as good as those of Zhuge Liang. If he defends Tongguan with danger, he will naturally have no worries." , not to mention that our great Wei Dynasty has the land of six states. Losing Liangzhou is just a disease of Jie Moss. When the food there is exhausted, we can naturally recover."
Sun Quan laughed and said: "Chiang Taiwei has such a big tone, even a state is suffering from the disease of Jie Moss."
Jiang Ji nodded and continued: "Your Majesty, please don't forget that this Shu Han also has Li Xian. He is from Jingzhou. How many Jingzhou soldiers are looking forward to returning home? Your Majesty, please don't forget... .”
Sun Quan frowned slightly: "Forgot something?"
"Forgot the death of Guan Yu and Zhang Fei and the battle of Yiling." Jiang Ji said calmly.
Sun Quan does know this. Now he has a bloody feud with the Shu Han generals like Yizhou and Jingzhou. The reason why he can still unite with Wu to fight against Cao is entirely because of the overall situation. If the Shu Han really does it again In the Southern Expedition, without Lu Xun, the country of Wu would also have perished.
Sun Quan nodded and said: "If I really fall out with Shu Han, what will your country say?"
Jiang Ji said: "If your Majesty can make a surprise attack on Yong'an, open the door to the middle of Sichuan, and then take control of Yizhou, I, the Emperor of Wei, are willing to draw a river to rule with your Majesty, form an eternal alliance, and never invade. The two of them will be the co-owners of the world. Your Majesty can Facing south and proclaiming himself emperor, my lord faces north and proclaims himself emperor.”
Sun Quan laughed loudly when he heard this: "Captain Jiang has a sharp tongue. I will rest in the post house today and wait until I discuss with all the officials before making a decision."
Jiang Ji bowed his hands and said goodbye, but he heard again: "Report! Deng Zhi, the envoy from Shu, has arrived! He also brought a businessman, who is now in Nanxu."
"Businessman? Why did you bring the merchant here?"
"It is rumored that this man was the think tank of General Li Xian. He used his strategy to kill Zhang He. However, he was ostracized by the Yizhou nobles and had no choice but to come to Soochow to join the Ming Dynasty. It is said that this man also brought A priceless luminous pearl, known as the Mermaid’s Tears, is now being watched by wealthy businessmen in Southern Xu.”
Jiang Ji hadn't gone far yet and sneered: "It's just a businessman's strategy to gain momentum."
Sun Quan nodded and said: "What Jiang Taiwei said makes sense. Go and tell Deng Zhi that I am a little tired today. I will take him to the post house to rest and we will discuss it tomorrow."
"yes!"
Deng Zhi looked at Jiang Ji coming out of the Wu State Hall. He knew what was going on. He was not disappointed when he learned that Sun Quan did not see him. After all, the purpose of his trip was not to persuade Sun Quan not to betray him. The alliance was just a cover for Sun Chong's sudden appearance. After all, Lu Xun was still in Jingzhou, and it would take a certain amount of vision to discover Sun Chong's thorn.
Nanxu Market.
"Sir, Mr. Sun, how much do you get for such a fine night pearl?" asked a businessman.
Sun Chong shook his head and said, "This thing costs two thousand gold."
"Two thousand?!" The merchant took a breath after asking, "It looks like a treasure. I wonder which dignitary will buy it."
Sun Chong said: "This luminous pearl can only be matched by the most beautiful person in Wu Kingdom today."
Everyone became more curious and quickly asked: "Brother, may I ask who is the most beautiful woman?"
Sun Chong said: "That is of course His Majesty's most favored concubine today, the mother of Sun Ba, King of Lu, and none other than Xie Ji."
Everyone became more and more suspicious: "Xiongtai said, as if he had seen her before. She is His Majesty's concubine. Have you seen her?"
Sun Chong shook his head and said: "Hey, brother, what you said is wrong. Even when I was far away in Yizhou, I heard the legend of Madam Xie. I heard that Madam Xie once traveled to the East China Sea with His Majesty, and the clams on the sea competed to offer pearls. Later, she was also called Mrs. Huzhu."
For a time, the legend of Mrs. Huzhu spread among the people. How did they know that this was a plot that Li Xian wrote to Sun Chong and made up for himself in the TV series. However, due to the lack of information in ancient times, rumors I really don’t know if it’s true or not because of the situation flying all over the sky. How can it be in a market place, where there are many people talking, and it will change the taste if they are passed around...
"Have you heard? Prince Sun He's mother is an extremely ugly woman. No wonder Sun Ba is so favored."
"Isn't that right? I've long heard that Sun Ba's mother is a beauty that is rare to see in the ages. If it weren't for etiquette, Sun Ba would have been made the crown prince."
"Don't talk nonsense. Do you know who is behind Sun He? But the current Governor Lu Xun, of course Your Majesty would not dare to depose him."
...
Yizhou Yongan.
"When will Li Xian arrive?" Chen Dao asked.
Zhao Guang cupped his hands and said: "Uncle, the eldest brother should arrive in two months. This is his big banner. He said that after giving it to my uncle, he will understand."
After Chen Dao saw the big banner, he understood and quickly ordered: "Go and put a big flag with the word "Li" on every city."
"yes!"
